PREP FOOTBALL: No. 6 Fairview falls at No. 10 Russellville 31-14
RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. – Fairview hit the road for a huge regional matchup at Russellville Friday night but unfortunately for Aggies fans, the Tigers were...
PREP FOOTBALL: Good Hope falls in season finale at Oneonta 55-42
ONEONTA, Ala. – The Good Hope Raiders traveled to take on the Redskins in their final game of the regular season on Friday night and after...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cullman caps regular season with 42-10 win over Etowah
CULLMAN, Ala. – After securing the fourth seed in the AHSAA 6A Region 7 standings and a spot in the playoffs, the Cullman Bearcats...
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison handles Phillips on the road 54-0
BEAR CREEK, Ala. – Addison traveled to Bear Creek, Alabama to take on the Phillips Bears at James E. Glass Stadium. This was a region...
PREP FOOTBALL: West Point punches playoff ticket with 27-13 win over Brewer
WEST POINT, Ala. – West Point was back home Friday night to host Brewer for a big regional battle with a postseason berth on...
PREP FOOTBALL: Holly Pond hangs on to top Cleveland 34-26
CLEVELAND, Ala. – The Holly Pond Broncos were back on the road Friday night for their final regional matchup of the season at Cleveland...
PREP FOOTBALL: Vinemont hammers Asbury 42-0 to clinch playoff berth
ALBERTVILLE, Ala. – Vinemont traveled to Albertville to take on the Rams with a chance to clinch a playoff spot in the region finale...
PREP FOOTBALL: Tigers topple Cherokee on the road 26-12
CHEROKEE, Ala. – The Meek Tigers were back on the road Friday night for a region matchup at Cherokee and thanks in large part...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cold Springs drops season finale at Tuscaloosa Academy 48-26
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Cold Springs made the long trip to Tuscaloosa Academy for its regular season finale Friday night and the Eagles trailed by...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab wraps up regular season with 42-7 win at Hazel Green
HAZEL GREEN, Ala. – Arab hit the road for its regular season finale at Hazel Green Friday night and the Knights wrapped up a...
Wallace State Theatre making Shakespeare sing
Carley Cofield, left, Jairus Williams and Yvonne Wakaimba practice choreography for the Wallace State Theatre’s upcoming production of “Shakespeare Sings: The Tempest,” which combines...
PREP FOOTBALL: Hanceville falls at Fultondale 43-14
FULTONDALE, Ala. – Hanceville made the trip to Fultondale for a regional matchup against the Wildcats Thursday night and the score was knotted at...
PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Cold Springs Eagles, Lady Eagles capture 20th, 18th consecutive county championships
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – This year’s Cullman County Cross Country Championships were hosted at Fairview’s Randall Shedd Community Park Thursday and both the Cold Springs...
CHS senior May Dawsey named National Merit Semifinalist
CULLMAN, Ala. - The officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of more than 16,000 Semifinalists in the 69th annual...
Getting ‘saucy’ at Vinemont BBQ Fest
VINEMONT, Ala. - The sweet smell of sticky barbecue sauce rolled in the crisp air and called to hungry stomachs far and wide Saturday,...
MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Raiders capture back to back county championships with 28-8 win over West Point
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – After defeating Fairview and Vinemont in last week’s semifinals respectively, the Good Hope Raiders and West Point Warriors clashed in...
CHS celebrates students awarded with academic honors
CULLMAN, Ala. - Students at Cullman High School recently earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. These programs celebrate students' hard...
WSCC Alumni accepting reservations for “To Kill a Mockingbird” performance
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — The Wallace State Community College Alumni Association is accepting reservations for a planned trip to Huntsville to see Harper Lee’s “To...
Alabama coaching staff names 8 Players of the Week after Tennessee victory
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama coaching staff selected eight players of the week following the Crimson Tide's 34-20 win against then-No. 17/15 Tennessee last Saturday. Jase...
UAB Suffers 45-21 defeat to Memphis in Battle For The Bones
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.– Memphis outscored UAB 24-0 in the second half and earned a 45-21 victory over the Blazers on Saturday afternoon at Protective Stadium.
UAB...
6 teams advance to Cullman County Youth Football Championship Games
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The semifinal round of this year’ s Cullman County Youth Football playoffs were hosted at Good Hope’s James W. Shabel...
1993 Auburn Tigers reunite to celebrate unbeaten season
AUBURN, Ala. – As the state’s top high school recruit in the class of 1993, offensive lineman Willie Anderson chose Auburn over Alabama despite...
PREP FOOTBALL: No. 4 Muscle Shoals downs Cullman 34-14
CULLMAN, Ala. – With a playoff berth guaranteed, the Cullman Bearcats were home Friday night where they hosted the undefeated and fourth ranked Muscle...
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison pulls away to top Falkville 28-6
ADDISON, Ala. – The Addison Bulldogs hosted the always tough Falkville Blue Devils in the last non region matchup of the regular season. Addison...
PREP FOOTBALL: Fairview scores late to edge Lawrence County 14-7
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – The Fairview Aggies hosted the Lawrence County Red Devils in another huge region game Friday night and after battling it out for three...
PREP FOOTBALL: Vinemont collects 32-19 win at Danville
DANVILLE, Ala. – The Vinemont Eagles were back on the road Friday night for a big regional matchup against Danville and after dropping three...
PREP FOOTBALL: Good Hope falls at Fultondale 35-7
FULTONDALE, Ala. – After collecting a convincing, 41-13 win over Ashville last week, the Good Hope Raiders were on the road Friday night for...
PREP FOOTBALL: West Point falls late at East Limestone 24-17
ATHENS, Ala. – After earning a hard-fought, 21-14 win at Ardmore last week, the West Point Warriors were back on the road Friday night...
PREP FOOTBALL: Meek cruises past Vina 46-8
ARLEY, Ala. – After shutting out Shoals Chrisian on the road last week, Meek returned home Friday night to host Vina and after building...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cold Springs wins 54-46 shootout at Greene County
EUTAW, Ala. – After falling to Aliceville at home last week, the Cold Springs Eagles hit the road Friday night for a regional matchup...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab topples Guntersville on the road 29-19
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. – After outracing Boaz in a 63-35 shootout at home last week, the Arabian Knights were on the road Friday night for...
Wallace State Volleyball, Cross Country move up in polls
HANCEVILLE, Ala. -- Wallace State Community College Volleyball has moved up to first place in the North division of the Alabama Community College Conference...
Wallace State unveils first EV heavy duty truck for Diesel Technology program
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — During the unveiling of a new piece of equipment to be used in Wallace State Community College’s electric vehicle curriculum in...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Holly Pond sweeps Cleveland, Southeastern to win 2A, Area 12 tournament
HOLLY POND, Ala. – Holly Pond was the site of the Class 2A, Area 12 tournament this year and after Cold Springs fell just...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: No. 1 Addison tops No. 3 Meek to win 1A, Area 13 Tournament
ADDISON, Ala. – The Addison Lady Bulldogs are becoming used to hosting their area tournament and did so again this year by winning the...
MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL: CMS 8th grade tops Muscle Shoals 20-8 to win Tennessee Valley Championship, finish season unbeaten
CULLMAN, Ala. – After capturing the seventh-grade title Tuesday, Cullman Middle School was back on Mark Britton Field at Oliver Woodard Stadium to play...
Vinemont Elementary named Alabama Science of Reading Spotlight School
VINEMONT, Ala. - Teachers, faculty and students at Vinemont Elementary School were recognized on Oct. 17 for their dedication and commitment to ensuring all...
County Commission recognizes local women; new library board member appointed despite concerns
CULLMAN, Ala. - Two local women were recognized by the Cullman County Commission at its monthly meeting held Tuesday, Oct. 17. Nancy Moore was...
MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL: CMS 7th grade downs Hartselle 12-0 to win Tennessee Valley Championship, cap perfect season
CULLMAN, Ala. – After wrapping up an undefeated regular season against Arab last week, the Cullman Bearcats returned home Tuesday night to host this...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Good Hope sweeps Oneonta to claim area championship
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – This year’s 4A, Area 12 Tournament tipped off at Good Hope Tuesday night and the hosting Lady Raiders downed Oneonta...
Celebrating recovery at Holly Pond United Methodist Church
HOLLY POND, Ala. - Trauma and addiction are two things that touch everyone in some way. It may be through a sister who is...
Fairview’s Guyton named GSC Special Teams Player of the Week
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Gulf South Conference released on Monday morning its weekly award winners for football. The University of West Alabama garnered two winners,...
Alabama coaching staff selects 6 Players of the Week following Arkansas win
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama coaching staff named 6 players of the week following the Crimson Tide's 24-21 win against Arkansas last Saturday. JC Latham, Amari Niblack and Kobe...
Cullman County Youth Football Week 7 scoring recap
CULLMAN, Ala. – This was the final week of the 2023 Cullman County youth football regular season, and all eyes are now moving to...
Hanceville Public Library hosts monthly homeschool Art Club
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - “It looks like an onion with legs!” “It’s a Walmart bag, bro!” Exclamations and chatter fill the usual stillness of the...
PREP FOOTBALL: Bearcats dominate Columbia 49-0
CULLMAN, Ala. – After dropping a tight regional matchup on the road against Athens last week, the Bearcats were back home at Oliver Woodard...
PREP FOOTBALL: West Point edges Ardmore on the road 21-14
ARDMORE, Ala. – The West Point Warriors made the trip the state line for a regional matchup against Ardmore and after starting the final...
PREP FOOTBALL: Hanceville drops regional game with Etowah 49-14
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Hanceville Bulldogs were back home at Ray Talley Stadium Friday night to host a regional matchup against Etowah and unfortunately...
PREP FOOTBALL: Good Hope pulls away to collect 41-13 win over Ashville
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – It was Senior Night at James W. Shabel Stadium in Good Hope as the Raiders faced off against the Ashville...
PREP FOOTBALL: Aliceville pulls away to top Cold Springs 64-14
BREMEN, Ala. – The Cold Springs Eagles were back home Friday night for another big regional game against Aliceville. The Eagles and Yellow Jackets...
PREP FOOTBALL: Holly Pond drops region game with West End 44-24
HOLLY POND, Ala. – After defeating Gaston to earn their first win of the season last week, the Broncos were back home Friday night...
PREP FOOTBALL: Vinemont falls at Madison Academy 49-6
MADISON, Ala. – Vinemont traveled to Madison to take on the Mustangs of Madison Academy Friday night and unfortunately for the road crowd, the...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab outraces Boaz in 63-35 shootout
ARAB, Ala. – After enjoying last week off, the Arabian Knights returned home Friday night for a regional matchup against Boaz. Arab jumped out...
PREP FOOTBALL: Meek downs Shoals Christian on the road 30-0
FLORENCE, Ala. – After dropping a hard-fought battle at Addison last week, the Meek Tigers were back on the road Friday night for another...
PREP FOOTBALL: Aggies remain unbeaten with 38-0 win at Brewer
BREWER, Ala. – After celebrating homecoming with a win over Ardmore last week, the Aggies were back on the road Friday night for a...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Good Hope hosts senior night quad match with Cordova, Corner, Fairview
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – It was Senior Night at Good Hope Tuesday night and the Lady Raiders celebrated with a quad match against Cordova,...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Addison sweeps St. Bernard on senior night
ADDISON, Ala. – The Addison Lady Bulldogs hosted the Saint Bernard Lady Saints on Senior Night and Addison came away with a three-set victory,...
Brown Jr. and Zeno lead UAB football past South Florida, 56-35
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Running back Jermaine Brown Jr. and quarterback Jacob Zeno each accounted for four touchdowns as the UAB football team routed South...
Op-Ed: Active participation over passive complaints
In an era where social media platforms amplify voices, it is imperative to exercise discernment between constructive dialog and counterproductive complaining. As evidenced by...
Cullman County Youth Football Week 7 scoring recap
CULLMAN, Ala. -- The 2023 youth football regular season is winding down and some teams had an opportunity to clinch a spot in the...
Cullman’s Abby Sosa competing for Miss UA title Oct. 7
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Sixteen students will compete for the title of Miss University of Alabama at the Bama Theatre in Tuscaloosa on Oct. 7...
PREP FOOTBALL: Bearcats lose heartbreaker to Athens 34-28
CULLMAN, Ala. – Playing to maintain spots in AHSAA Class 6A, Region 7 playoff picture, the two teams tied for the third and fourth...
PREP FOOTBALL: Aggies earn 35-2 homecoming win over Ardmore
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – After enjoying a bye last week, the Fairview Aggies were back home at Dafford Smith Stadium Friday night to cap off...
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison fends off Meek for big, 12-0 region win
ADDISON, Ala. – Addison hosted the Meek Tigers for what was for all intents and purposes a battle for second place in 1A Region...
PREP FOOTBALL: J.B. Pennington races past Vinemont 44-6
VINEMONT, Ala. – Vinemont hosted the Tigers of J.B. Pennington Tigers on a foggy night for football and unfortunately for the home crowd, the...
PREP FOOTBALL: Raiders blank Hanceville on the road 28-0
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – There was a great crowd on hand at Ray Talley Stadium in Hanceville to watch the hometown Bulldogs face off against...
PREP FOOTBALL: Holly Pond hammers Gaston on homecoming 50-14
HOLLY POND, Ala. – The Holly Pond Broncos were back home to cap off homecoming week Friday night and they celebrated the occasion with...
PREP FOOTBALL: West Point falls to Lawrence County 34-9
WEST POINT, Ala. – After winning an overtime thriller at Douglas last week, the West Point Warriors returned home Friday night to renew their...
PREP FOOTBALL: Eagles drop regional battle with Winston County 35-0
BREMEN, Ala. – After handling Shoals Christian a week ago, the Cold Springs Eagles were back on their home field Friday night to host...
10th annual Smith Lake Park Bass Fest set for Oct. 7
CULLMAN, Ala. – The 10th annual Smith Lake Park Bass Fest will take place this Saturday, Oct. 7. It will kick off at safe...
COUNTY VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT: Good Hope edges Fairview 3-2 to claim 3rd straight county crown
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – It took five, hard-fought sets to pull it off, but the Good Hope Lady Raiders were able to capture their third...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Addison splits tri-match with Danville, West Morgan
DANVILLE, Ala. -- Addison traveled to Danville High School to take on the hosting 3A Hawks and the 4A West Morgan Lady Rebels in...
COUNTY VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT: Lady Aggies edge Holly Pond 3-2; West Point, Fairview advance to JV Finals
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – This year’s Cullman County Volleyball Tournament resumed at Hanceville’s Lane Horton Gymnasium Tuesday night and the top-seeded Lady Aggies went back...
Holly Pond mayor responds to social media controversy over denied fundraising event permit
HOLLY POND, Ala. — Holly Pond Mayor Carla Hart on Monday took time to respond to the recent controversy over the town government’s decision to...
COUNTY VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT: Holly Pond, Good Hope, West Point advance on day 1
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – This year’s Cullman County Volleyball Tournament tipped off at Hanceville’s Lane Horton Gymnasium Monday night and after day one, the semifinals...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: No. 1 Addison sweeps Decatur Heritage
ADDISON, Ala. -- The Addison Lady Bulldogs, the top ranked team in Alabama class 1A, hosted area foe, Decatur Heritage Lady Eagles. Addison won all...
Cullman County Youth Football Week 5 scoring recap
CULLMAN, Ala. -- Week five of the youth football season is now in the books and the playoff picture is slowly starting to take...
PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Cold Springs Eagles, Lady Eagles claim titles at Kudzu Hills, Cullman competes at Black & Gold Classic
BREMEN, Ala. – This year’s annual Kudzu Hills Invitational was hosted at Cold Springs High School Saturday morning and both the Eagles and Lady...
PREP FOOTBALL: Bearcats fall late at Mortimer Jordan 24-20
KIMBERLY, Ala. – The Cullman Bearcats made the drive south to Jefferson County to take on the Mortimer Jordan Blue Devils in a closely...
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison topples Good Hope on the road 22-17
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – Addison traveled to James W. Shabel Stadium in lovely Good Hope, Alabama to play a fun, physical non-region game Friday...
PREP FOOTBALL: Hanceville handles Lawrence County for homecoming 32-17
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Hanceville Bulldogs welcomed the Red Devils of Lawrence County to Ray Talley Stadium to cap off their homecoming week Friday...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cold Springs collects 44-12 homecoming win over Shoals Christian
BREMEN, Ala. – It was homecoming night at Cold Springs High School Bremen and the Eagles capped off the week with a matchup against...
PREP FOOTBALL: Glencoe pulls away to top Holly Pond 49-18
HOLLY POND, Ala. – The Glencoe Yellow Jackets came swarming into Holly Pond to face the Broncos Friday night and after falling behind 6-0...
PREP FOOTBALL: Blocked extra point lifts West Point to 27-26 OT win at Douglas
DOUGLAS, Ala. – The West Point Warriors made the trip to Douglas to take on the Eagles Friday night and four quarters weren’t enough...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab falls at Fort Payne 38-14
FORT PAYNE, Ala. – The Arabian Knights were back on the road Friday night for a battle at Fort Payne and the Wildcats were...
Hanceville City Council approves 2024 budget
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Hanceville City Council held its final September meeting at Hanceville City Hall and after a lengthy review of the city’s...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: West Point sweeps Russellville on senior night
WEST POINT, Ala. – Thursday night was Senior Night inside Jim Boyd Gymnasium at West Point High School, and the Lady Warriors celebrated the...
Crimson Tide in the NFL Spotlight: Week 3
Former Alabama players make an impact in Week 3 of NFL season
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The National Football League concluded Week 3 of the regular season...
‘We are more like family than just a team’: Cullman’s Zadria Thompson enjoying senior season
CULLMAN, Ala. -- Cullman senior dance line captain Zadria Thompson will be heading into her third and final season on the dance line and...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: No. 3 Good Hope sweeps Hanceville, Decatur Heritage
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The third-ranked Good Hope Lady Raiders faced off against Hanceville and Decatur Heritage at home in a tri-match Tuesday night and...
PREP SPORTS: ‘Be a good person and show people the love of Jesus Christ’: West Point’s JD Cochran ready for senior seasons
WEST POINT, Ala. – In this interview, I talked to West Point senior multi-sport athlete JD Cochran about his junior seasons and what he’s...
PREP FOOTBALL: ‘Play every play like it’s your last’: Cold Springs’ Matt Williams recaps sophomore season
BREMEN, Ala. – In this interview, I talked to Cold Springs junior Matt Williams about the experience he gained last season and what it...
PREP BASKETBALL: ‘True joy is found in the Lord’: Phoebe Jones recaps junior season at Holly Pond, talks move to Cullman Christian
CULLMAN, Ala. – In this interview, I talked to Phoebe Jones about her junior season with the Holly Pond Lady Broncos as well as...
Cullman County Youth Football Week 4 scoring recap
CULLMAN, Ala. -- Week four of the youth football season is now in the books and there were some huge games that went on...
Fairview’s Whaley: ‘I love it here’
FAIRVIEW, Ala. - Fairview High School recently welcomed its new principal, Dr. Johnny Whaley, to the community. Whaley is from Cullman and is a...
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison downs Waterloo on the road 51-20
WATERLOO, Ala. -- Addison traveled about as far to the northwest corner of Alabama as you can go and still be a resident of...
PREP FOOTBALL: Bearcats handle Lee-Huntsville for homecoming 40-7
CULLMAN, Ala. – After a couple weeks on the road, the Cullman Bearcats were back home at Oliver Woodard Stadium for homecoming Friday night and the...
PREP FOOTBALL: Raiders fall to Etowah in 28-21 OT thriller
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The Good Hope Raiders were back home Friday night hosting a big regional matchup against Etowah and four quarters weren’t...
PREP FOOTBALL: Fairview races past West Point 42-14
WEST POINT, Ala. – The seventh annual Brandin Iron Bowl was hosted by West Point this year and the Warriors welcomed in the Fairview...
PREP FOOTBALL: Vinemont drops region battle with Susan Moore 35-16
VINEMONT, Ala. – The Vinemont Eagles were back home for another regional matchup against Susan Moore, but they were plagued by turnovers throughout the...
